Stephanie Kwolek
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 11 years ago |
| Date of birth | July 31,1923 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Pittsburgh |
| Pennsylvania | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | June 18,2014 |
| Died | Wilmington |
| Delaware | |
| United States | |
| Residence | Wilmington |
| Delaware | |
| Parents | John Kwolek |
| Nellie Kwolek | |
| Job | Inventor |
| Chemist | |
| Education | Margaret Morrison Carnegie College |
| College of Engineering | |
| Carnegie Mellon University | |
| Awards | National Medal of Technology and Innovation |
| Perkin Medal | |
| Chemical Pioneer Award | |
| Known for | invention of Kevlar |
| Field | Polymer chemistry |
| Full name | Stephanie Louise Kwolek |
| Nationality | American |
| Polish | |
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| ID | 509594 |
Stephanie Kwolek Life story
Stephanie Louise Kwolek was a Polish-American chemist who is known for inventing Kevlar. Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years. She discovered the first of a family of synthetic fibers of exceptional strength and stiffness: poly-paraphenylene terephthalamide.